That isn't to say that you're in threat of dying...just that there's an added risk to carrying such weighty secrets and responsibilities around...

I left their personalities and histories up to you, dear player. I've given you a face, a career, a motivation, and a plot. All I ask is that you have fun and make them your own and that you try something new.

If it winds up that all adoptables get adopted, you may find that new ones get added...